Shade holder



E. W. CARPENTER ET AL March 28, 1933.

SHADE HOLDER Filed June 15. 1931 gmntoa S Patented Mar. 28, 1933 ED ARD w. CARPENTER; or rAmamnn;

'Application filed June 15,

! This A invention relates to new and useful wimprovements inlampshade holdersof the 7415 shadefrom'the bulb.

improved shade holder wherein theresilient bulb gripping lo'ops are mounted orsecured SI. loosened.

An object off the invention is to provide an' 1n acipo'sitive and economical manner,andone which is not liable to break-or become;

tAnfurther obiect is' to provid'e a lamp -shadelfholder including a mounting plate or member having portions pressed upwardly therefrom,- andresilient loops each; formed -from a length ofimaterial and having their? ends extending laterally and passed beneath portions of the loops."

-member has ears or lug'slanced and pressed the portions of the mounting-member and secured to the mounting memberfby pressing :s'aida portions downwardly against; the end :Another object is to provide a shade holder asstated and whereinthe .plate or mounting therefromand-over-which'metalparts-of a;

apparent irom a-consider'ation of the followshademay fit to prevent the shade slipping ofl'the hOldeI'. i 3 i a a: r

' Other objectsf'and advantages will become fingdetailed description taken in connection a with the accompanying drawing wherein an 1 embodiment ofthe invention is shown; ",How-

' ever it; is to. be understood that the invention is not limited to the details shown butincludesfall such variations and modifications as fall withinthe. spirit of theinvention and the scope of the appended claims to which sclaimslreferenceis tobe had for a definition of the invention. V In the drawing: 3

1 's a'central sectional View showing the improved holder in position and mountin% ashadeonabulb;

*ig. 2 is a view at right angles to Fig. 1, theshad-e being omitted and'the bulb bein shown by dottedlines; v "f'Fig Q 3 is a bottom plan -v proved shadeholder; and p a -Fig34is a' perspective View of the 'safm'ef Referring in detail to- 'the drawing and iew of {the 'imthe plate an 7' but this has been very unsatisfa takes a 'set and does not hold *and 9 aresecured to the member 7 in an improved of resilient wire bent 'to provi andthen having its en'd'porti and then bent substantiallyan 'tions 17 of the loop stated I pressure is applie Y, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, A COR- snnnn 30mm 1 1931. Serial no} 544,352.

first particularly to Fig 1, thefshadeholder otth'eprese'nt invention-is there shownin Fposlt on mounting a shade 5 improved holder includes ing me I projeotingfrom= one side thereof and having: athreaded nipple 0rstud 10 secured to "and projecti ng from the o'ther side thereof. This stud maybesecured to the'plateby pro-f v ding it with a fiange-22torest on top -ofeo v d riveting over the" lower "end; 23 on the under side of theplate. "It has been old to spot weldthe resilient arms to the plate ctory' as' their additiOnfndfili wire is used als the wire 7 soft 5 wire "so ver bulb it on'readily. 1 '70 invention the a 11g members 8 plate or-mounting manner which do'es weldi'ng'frequently breaksiand in matter whether or not atempe'red the heat from the welding: anne iat that jpoint and it becomes'a that when it' is spread apart e According gto the present loops or resilient bulb" grippi not require soldering or of strap-like portions 14 and 15"arelanced 1 and pressed from the plate 7; Each of "the I loops 8 and 9--is formed'fron'l a single length 'de *the loops on in opposite directions "as at 16; (see F-igf 4) 7 right "angles to extend laterally'ofthe loops as -atfl'z.

--lnmountingithe-loops 8 and 9 on the plate or mounting member 7 the laterally extendmg endsl7 of the loops or of the wires: formf ing the loops are passedluiider the pressed up strap-like portions 14' and 1' 5*from opposite-sides -as most clearly-silo and 4.IThat is, the laterallyektending end portions 17 'ofthe'loop 8 areinserted-under the strap' like p rtions 14andi15' from one side and the laterally extending *e'nd "por- 9 r are extended under the p o strap-like portions from the oppo'site side. Afterthef end portions aredisposed as d' to the'portions l and 15 in a] manner to presslthese" portions against the laterally extending ei-ids'of the loops whereby to securely clamp the portionsonARLns' LA BEAU, or nninenroimienn RD, comvncrrou'm, essrenonsfwo-annnw.

on a bulb 6. "The it mber 7 carrying a-pair of'loops sand-Eta 17 and therefore the loops tothe plate or member 7. It willbe appreciated that this method of fastening or anchoring the loops does not requirethe use of heat and therefore if the loops are made of tempered wire they '-IItwill also be apparent that the loops may T The plate or member 7 isv '-be readily and quickly secured to the plate to provide a-means adapted tocooperate with 1 the metal part of ashade so as to prevent the shade slipping'oif the holder.v "lothis I end, spaced ears'18 are lanced or'pressed from the plate to project from. the upper side thereof as shown.

the ears 18 is of course, displaced from the plate in a direction oppositeto that in, Which the material forming the strap like portions .14 and 15 is'displaced A common way of mounting the shade isby means of wires 19' I secured to a ring or plate 11 which alsohas a central circular portion threaded to screw onto theshellof alamp socket: The

lugs 18 are so spaced as to fit with this central portion as shown so that the shade, and its I holder are effectively held against lateral movement on the member 7 The device is;

Qoften'used this waybut it is preferred to 4 c lamp the-member 11in this position. This 7 can be readily done by means of a plate'12 having an opening to'slip over the stud 10 Y and a downwardly extending flange 21 to rest on top of'member 11. The plate 12 can be clamped by. a nut 13 so that the member 11 is securely clamped to the plate 7 1 Having thus set forth the nature; of our it invention, whatj we claim isz= 1'..In' a; lamp shade holder, a mounting member, aj'pair of looped clamping members to engageover a bulb, said mounting member having a 'pair of portions pressed therefrom,

jeach of said loops formed of ;a length of wirehaving its end portions extending laterally' of theloop, and said laterally extend- 7 ing end portions disposed beneath the said pressed-upportions of the mounting member 7 and securing theiloops to the mounting Inemto engage over a bulb, said mounting member vhaving apairof portionspressed therefrom, said Qof wire having its end portionsfextending 1 her.

, member, a pair of 1 2. In vailarnp shade holdergyj amounting ooped clamping members outwardl loopsformed each of a lengt will not become annealed due to the manner .in which they are secured. That is. spot welding and the like is not necessary.

, It willjbe appreciated, that the material forming theears 18 may belanced from the plate 7 at the'same time that the material for the straplelike. members 1 14 and-15 is lanced. The materialaformingf laterally of its loop, and said end portions of the respective .wires' passed beneath'said outwardly pressed portions, of the mounting.

member and in opposite directions and securing the loops to the member. i V

3. In a lamp shade holder, a mounting member, a pair of looped clamping members to engage over a bulb,said mounting member having a pair of portions pressed outwardly therefrom, and said loops formed each of a length of Wire and each havingan end portion, passed beneath each of the outwardly pressed portions of the mounting'member and clamped to the mounting member by pressing said portions of the mounting member against said endportions of the wires.

4. A shade holder comprising a mounting member,-a pair of strap-like portions carried by said mounting member at one side s thereof, said strap-like portions arranged; substantially diametrically opposite one another, a pair ofloop members, said loop mem- .bers each formed of a lengthof wirebent to form a loop and then having itsends'extending laterallyvof the loop andparallel to on'e2 another and in the same direction, one'of said loop members having its respective end portions disposed beneath said strap-like .por-

tions and extendin'gin one direction, and the 7 other of said loop members having'lits r'e ,95 spective parallel end portions disposed'bee neath saidstrap-like'portions: and extending in theopposite'direction. Y j

' 5; A shade holder comprising a mounting member, a pair of strap-like portions carried 9 by said mounting member at one side'thereof, a pair" of loop -members, said loop members each formed of a lengthof'wirebent, to provide aloop and then havingits ends extending in opposite. directions and then bent to extend laterally of the loop and; parallel to one another and in the same direction, one

of said loop members having its-respective parallel end portions disposedbeneath said strap-like portions and extending in one di-' no 'rection, and the other of said loop memb'e'rs formed of a length of wire bent'to provide'a loop and then having its ends extending laterally of the loop and parallel to one another, said loop members having their respective parallel end portions clampinglyengaged by said strap-like portionsvto'secure said loops to said mounting member, said loops arranged laterally of said strap-like portion,

and said parallel end portions-clamped in-' termediate their ends whereby said loops are-'yieldable toward and 'from one another.

loops arranged laterally of said strap-like portions, and said end portions of the loops clamped intermediate their ends whereby the loops are yieldable toward and from one another.

In testimony whereof we alfix our signatures.

EDWARD W. CARPENTER. CHARLES LA REAU. V HENRY MORGAN KELLOGG. 

